Exploring From Quarks To Quasars
Exactly 333 years ago on this day, on July 5, 1687, the most revolutionary work in the history of science was published. Simply known as Principia, It is basically a comprehensive work of 3 books …
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If you ask the female science enthusiasts all over the globe to list their idols, undoubtedly “Marie Curie” would surely be one of the names in all the lists. Yes, such is an aura of …
Whenever a discussion about polymaths arises, Leibniz’s name is usually the first one to pop up in our minds. Gottfried Leibniz was a prominent German polymath and philosopher in the history of mathematics and philosophy. …
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To date, 51 women have won the prestigious Nobel Prize in distinguished fields. Maria Mayer is one of these genius women, rather, the first woman ever to have earned this honor in the field of …
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How do you measure your body temperature? The simplest answer is “using a thermometer”. But, is it so in the case of stars as well? The answer is a big NO. As we know, the …
Born on June 22, 1864, Hermann Minkowski is a known Jewish-German Mathematician and Professor. The world knows him for his groundbreaking work in the field of Number theory. Minkowski also contributed significantly towards Einstein’s theory …
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Ludwig Boltzmann was one of the elite theoretical physicists of the later nineteenth century. An advocate for the existence of atoms, he is a known face for his role in the development of statistical mechanics. …
Having a great talent for presenting complex concepts in a clear and accessible manner, Neil deGrasse is among the world’s best-known astrophysicists and popularizers of science. The face of numerous science shows, including “Cosmos: A …
This article on Bullet cluster is a guest article by Anja Sjöström, an IB diploma student from Switzerland. The Bullet Cluster is the common name given to the galaxy cluster 1E 0657-56 which was formed …
Regarded as one of the most influential physicists of all times, we all know Maxwell for his fundamental contributions towards the scientific community. June 13, 2020, marks the 189th birth anniversary of this mastermind. So, …
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A few months ago, we were roaming freely on the streets, we were normally going to our schools, colleges, and offices. Enjoying meals in your favorite restaurants was as easy as having breakfast on your …
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“We are made of starstuff” – you must have heard this before. It is one of the most famous quotes by Carl Sagan – the face of the original “Cosmos”. It won’t be wrong if …
Top 20 Quotes By Carl Sagan That Will Enhance Your Cosmic Perspective Read More »
Whenever it comes to talking about women in science, the only sure shot names that hit our mind are those of Marie Curie, Lise Meitner, Rosalind Franklin, Maria Mayer, etc.. And, we generally fail to …
We are in the final phase of our Basics of Astrophysics series. We have come a long way. We started by answering the question, what is astrophysics? Then, we learned some basics such as the …